1. One who is playfully mischievous
   "The young scamp was always getting into harmless trouble";
   - imp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag [N. Amer], scallywag, scallawag

1. (music) perform hastily and carelessly
   "The pianist scamped through the difficult passage"

Derived forms: scamped, scamps, scamping

Type of: child, do, execute, kid [informal], kiddie [informal], kiddy [informal], minor, nestling [informal], nipper [informal], perform, shaver [informal], small fry [informal], tiddler [Brit, informal], tike [informal], tyke [informal], wean [UK, Ireland, dialect], youngster

Encyclopedia: Scamp